The following letter to the editor appeared in the November 13 edition of
The Orlando Sentinel. It also is accessible at
http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/opinion/letters/orl-le13_105nov13,0,5981220.storyGoing To The Dogs
I was talking with my dogs the other day about "intelligent design." Sadie, the 12-year old German shepherd, said she believes in it. After all these years, she has still not figured out automobiles and thinks they must be the work of a higher authority. I explained that I had a similar experience with college calculus.
Casey, the Border collie mixed breed, needed more explanation: "Well, calculus is higher mathematics." I then realized that for the dogs there is only "1" and "more than 1." Example: 1 squirrel and too many squirrels.
Anyway, calculus was too difficult for me to comprehend, so it must have been the "intelligent design" of a higher being. But the college professor (whom I would later learn was the higher authority) would have none of that. I did not pass calculus.
So, for my four-legged friends, there is no doubt of the "existence of dog." However, I still have my issues.
Rick Murray
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